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    Resources for Teens

    Santa Clara County

    This is a list of local resources for teens in Santa Clara County, California. Also see a list of 24-hour crisis lines and hotlines if you need fast answers to some serious issues.


    HEALTH CARE & COMMUNITY SERVICES [back to top]
     
    City of Palo Alto Family Resources Web Site
    Find resources and service providers in Palo Alto.
    650-965-3323
    Mountain View
    650-327-8717
    Palo Alto
    English and Spanish    		Mayview Community Clinic (confidential)
    Provides general medical care and referral to other agencies for specialized care for people of all ages, with no restrictions on income level. Does not provide emergency care. Sliding fee scale or co-payment.

    408-423-0700
    Santa Clara County Health Services
    Health and Human Care Programs
    COUNSELING [back to top]

    650-853-4726
    Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
    800-704-0900
    (24 x 7)
    English, Spanish, Vietnamese
    Santa Clara County Mental Health Call Center
    Counseling and referrals.

    650-321-5272
    KARA
    Compassionate support to those who are grieving a death or facing a life-threatening illness.
    SMOKING ALCOHOL & ADDICTION [back to top]

    650-424-0852
    Adolescent Counseling Services
    Counseling, treatment, and education for substance abuse.
    Santa Clara and San Mateo County
    408-374-8511
    (24 hours)    		Alcoholics Anonymous Santa Clara County
    Find meetings.
    408-496-9107Cocaine Anonymous, South Bay
    Find meetings
    408-450-0796Marijuana Anonymous, South Bay
    Find meetings.
    408-998-4200Narcotics Anonymous, Greater San Jose
    Find meetings
     Narcotics Anonymous, Peninsula
    Find meetings
    STD & HIV Resources [back to top]
    415-863-2437
    800-367-2437
    English, Spanish, Tagalog    		San Francisco AIDS Foundation
    Information. Not a 24-hour crisis line.
    PREGNANCY & PARENTING [back to top]

    408-366-7374
    Cupertino High School Teens with Tots
    SUICIDE & CRISIS HOTLINES [back to top]
    650-494-8420
    (North Santa Clara County)
    408-683-2482
    (South Santa Clara County)
    (24 x 7)

    Santa Clara County Mental Health Services
    24-Hour Suicide and Crisis Line
    650-961-2622
    (24 hours)    		Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) Runaway Hotline
    Drug and alcohol prevention and treatment for teenagers including family counseling and a short-term place to live
    408-279-0303
    (24 x 7)
    Cantonese, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Persian, Spanish
    The Warm Line
    For kids/teens who are home alone. Befriends latchkey children and teenagers by offering safety and support to them and their working parent(s).

    888-247-7717    		24-7 Teen Line
    A health, relationship, crisis, and information referral line for teens. This is a dispatch service that connects the caller directly to needed services.
    GRIEF & LOSS [back to top]
     
    Directory of San Francisco Bay Area Resources for Grief And Life-Threatening Illness

    408-980-9801    		Centre for Living with Dying
    Individual and small group grief support for adults, children and families experiencing life-threatening illness or death of a loved one Santa Clara County.
    ABUSE & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [back to top]
    800-572-2782
    800-57-BASTA
    (24 hours)
    English and Spanish    		Support Network for Battered Women
    Help for victims of domestic abuse and assault.
    408-279-2962
    24 hour hotline
    English and Spanish
    Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence

    650-326-6576    		Family and Children Services
    Provides programs and services that support the emotional well-being of our communities. Counseling and referral on many issues. Multilingual. Sliding scale fee.
    800-493-1186
    650-493-1186 (North County)
    408-299-2071 (South County)
    Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
    Child Abuse Reporting
    650-327-3333
    408-279-8228
    (24 hours)    		Parental Stress Hotline
    Family and Children Services
    650-327-8336
    (24 hours)    		Teen line
    Family and Children Services
    TEEN PROGRAMS BY CITY [back to top]

    408-615-3140
    City of Santa Clara Teen Center
    Programs and resources through Parks and Recreation.

    650-903-6300
    City of Mountain View Teen Services
    Many teen programs and services.

    408-777-3120
    City of Cupertino
    Programs and resources for teens.

    650-329-2390
    City of Palo Alto
    Teen Programs
    ACTIVITIES, CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS [back to top]
    650-856-YMCA
    650-956 3955    		YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula

    408-298-3888
    YMCA of the Santa Clara Valley

    650-322-8065
    Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula


    408-299-2635
    Santa Clara County 4-h
    4-H is an organization for youth, ages 5-19, that promotes hands-on learning and is based on parent and volunteer participation. The United States 4-H program is run through county Cooperative Extension offices, the University of California, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and a variety of volunteer councils and foundations at the county, state, and national levels.
    VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES [back to top]

    650-688-0415
    Bay Area Volunteer Information Center
    EMPLOYMENT [back to top]

    408-730-7640
    NOVA Youth Employment Office